Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.

Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 8 occupations and seen in 9 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Load products, materials, or equipment for transportation or further processing. in Performing General Physical Activities .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 9 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 0 (0%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Load and move dirt, rocks, equipment, or other materials, using trucks, crawler tractors, power cranes, shovels, graders, or related equipment. · Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators · importance 4.3 · no direct exposure
• Drive trucks to installation sites and unload mirrors, glass equipment, or tools. · Glaziers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Load or unload materials into containers or onto trucks, using hoists or forklifts. · Hazardous Materials Removal Workers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Load and arrange glass or mirrors onto delivery trucks, using suction cups or cranes to lift glass. · Glaziers · importance 4.1 · no direct exposure
• Unload materials and tools from work trucks, and unroll roofing as directed. · Helpers--Roofers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, as needed. · Structural Iron and Steel Workers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Unload materials, devices, and machine parts, using hand tools. · Helpers--Extraction Workers · importance 4.0 · no direct exposure
• Load, unload, or identify building materials, machinery, or tools, distributing them to the appropriate locations, according to project plans or specifications. · Construction Laborers · importance 3.8 · no direct exposure
• Move pipes to and from trucks, using truck winches and motorized lifts, or by hand. · Roustabouts, Oil and Gas · importance 3.4 · no direct exposure

Occupations that perform this

• Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
• Glaziers
• Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
• Helpers--Roofers
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers
• Helpers--Extraction Workers
• Construction Laborers
• Roustabouts, Oil and Gas

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-load-or-unload-materials-used-in-construction-or-extraction,
  title  = {Load or unload materials used in construction or extraction.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/detailed-activities/load-or-unload-materials-used-in-construction-or-extraction}
}